# bailing vs billing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bailing
*verb · IPA /ˈbeɪlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #29,550*
present participle and gerund of bail

### billing
*verb · IPA /ˈbɪlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #13,104*
present participle and gerund of bill

## Source
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